mógaro

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Likely, from a substrate language, as many fish names with obscure origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔɣɐɾʊ]

Noun

mógaro m (plural mógaros)

1. black goby (Gobius niger)

   Synonym: maralloca

2. rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus)

   Synonym: lorcha

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mógaro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mógaro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mógaro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN